Date: 10/25/26
Time: 01:00pm Eastern
(You’ll receive the call link upon purchase.)

Open strings are one of the great unfair advantages of bluegrass guitar, so we might as well abuse them. In this workshop, we’ll explore how open strings can connect distant parts of the fretboard, create cascading lines, add drones, and make otherwise awkward ideas suddenly playable. We’ll break down some classic applications before using the same principles to create lines and an arrangement of our own.

You’ll learn:

• How to use open strings to connect different areas of the fretboard
• How drones and cascading open strings create distinctly bluegrass sounds
• A repeatable approach for adding open strings to melodies, licks, and improvised lines